From a very young age I always had the weirdest ailments. Constant headaches, knee pain that lead to a rare diagnosis, psoriasis popping up around age 12, and Cellulitis at age 21, to name a few. I was constantly on the struggle bus, but never thought, "what could be the root of some of this?”.

Is it all genetics, or is there a bigger picture?

On top of that, a couple of years ago, my dad was hit with a startling diagnosis that is said to be impacted significantly by environment. This led me into a tailspin of research, which opened my eyes to the toxins we were unknowingly putting into our bodies every day. A fire built inside me and I quickly wanted to change our lifestyle to hopefully prevent our kids from experiencing the reality I was living with my dad. What could it hurt? Maybe some of my continuous symptoms would improve too!

I furiously started rummaging through our house (overwhelmed by the amount I had to go through) deciphering what was toxic, what was safe, and what I needed to replace. It was all-consuming! Not only due to the cost of replacing it all and the memories tied to certain items, but because the available resources for non-toxic alternatives were virtually non-existent at the time. I could certainly find article’s on what NOT to use, but they very rarely offered-up any healthier switches. And products that I thought were clean, due to their labeling, actually weren’t. It was SO frustrating. And that’s why I felt called back to this page and making these booklets—to provide a resource and community for anyone in the same boat, so you don’t have to jump through all the hoops I already did.